"Ah?" Ivsha immediately turned her head toward Kurose Akira, confusion written across her face. "Could it be… Mr. Akira wants more versions of 'me' to serve you?"
"No, no!"Akira shook his head and quickly explained, "I want you to help Nata create a body. You know her situation—she's been stuck in a soul state this whole time…"
Before he could finish, Ivsha stepped forward and gently pressed a fingertip to his lips.
"Alright~ I understand, Mr. Akira~" she said with a soft smile. "I'll help her create a perfect body~"
"That's great!"Akira beamed. Being able to restore Nata's physical form had been weighing on his mind for a long time. "So—how many mechanical lifeforms can you create?"
"Let me calculate…"
Ivsha cupped her cheeks as she began to think.
At the same time, her mechanical counterpart mirrored the exact same action. On the transparent display across its abdomen, streams of numbers began to scroll—far too complex to decipher.
As Ivsha continued thinking, those numbers suddenly shifted, transforming into strange, abstract patterns.
And finally… into clusters of flickering heart icons.
"…Did it break?"Akira scratched his head, utterly baffled.
Right then, Ivsha finished her calculation.
"Mr. Akira, with my current strength, I can probably create… three bodies."
"Three, huh? That's already quite a lot."
Akira nodded thoughtfully.
Each of those mechanical lifeforms possessed 100% of Ivsha's power. In terms of raw combat strength alone, that was a threefold increase.
And more importantly—as Ivsha grew stronger, the number of mechanical bodies she could create would also increase.
That was the truly terrifying part.
If Ivsha were raised to the level of a demigod…
Would she be able to create hundreds of mechanical bodies?
The image of hundreds of Ivshas surrounding him made the corner of Akira's lips curl upward.
But he quickly reined himself in.
Focus.
He summoned Nata from the soul orb.
"Mmm~"
Still in her pajamas, Nata stretched lazily, rubbing her eyes as she yawned.
"Mr. Akira… what's going on?"
"I've found a way to revive you," Akira explained. "You'll be able to nourish your soul—and live alongside us."
"R-Really?!"
In an instant, all traces of sleepiness vanished.
Nata leapt forward and tackled him, her dragon tail swaying wildly as excitement overflowed.
"Where?! I've been so lonely inside that soul crystal~ Only that child talks to me~ and you're always busy…"
"Ahem…"
Akira rubbed his nose awkwardly.
She wasn't wrong—he had been too busy lately.
Wait.
That child?
He slapped his forehead.
Right—there wasn't just Nata in the soul crystal. There was also that ghost girl he'd captured earlier—Zhenbai.
"You can come out too."
Akira summoned the ghost girl.
The moment she appeared, she shrank back into a corner, only peeking out with half her head to cautiously observe the situation.
"Nata, can you let me up first?" Akira said. "It's hard to talk like this."
"Oh! Sorry!"
Nata quickly got up and helped him to his feet.
After dusting himself off, Akira glanced toward Zhenbai.
A ghost from the Abyss… and he still knew almost nothing about her.
He really had been too busy.
"Ivsha," Akira called.
"Yes, Mr. Akira."
Ivsha stepped forward and approached Nata.
With hands clasped, she began chanting.
A golden beam of light descended from above once more, and a newly created mechanical body slowly appeared before Nata.
"This is…?"
Nata stepped closer, eyes filled with curiosity.
Since Ivsha hadn't assigned it an appearance yet, the body looked like a generic female android.
But the craftsmanship was flawless—far beyond the current technological era.
"This is a biomimetic construct created by Ivsha," Akira explained, gesturing toward the original mechanical body behind her.
Only then did Nata realize—
There were two Ivshas in the guild hall.
"It can perfectly accommodate your soul and give you a new body," Akira continued. "It's no different from a real one. The only downside is… you might not need to eat or… use the bathroom?"
Though, honestly, he wasn't entirely sure about that.
There did seem to be a button related to—
Ahem.
Hearing that this was Ivsha's creation, Nata immediately turned to her.
"Can I really have it?"
"Of course~" Ivsha replied with a warm smile. "This power was given to me by Mr. Akira. However he wishes to use it, I will always support him~"
"That's amazing!"
Nata rushed forward, reaching out to touch the mechanical body.
Her excitement was impossible to suppress.
Before meeting Akira, she had never imagined she'd one day return to the world.
And now—
Not only could she live again…
She could stay by the side of the one she loved.
Just imagining it made her heart race uncontrollably.
"Don't just stand there. Try it," Akira urged with a smile.
"Okay~"
Suppressing her excitement, Nata began the fusion process under Ivsha's guidance.
While waiting, Akira glanced toward the ghost girl in the corner.
She was still peeking out, watching everything intently.
Clearly fascinated by the concept of rebirth.
Akira walked over.
His approach startled her, and she quickly shrank back, leaving only a piece of cloth visible.
"Don't be afraid. I won't hurt you," he said gently.
That seemed to give her just enough courage to peek out again.
"Y-Yes…? What is it?" she asked timidly.
"Nothing in particular," Akira replied. "I just wanted to apologize for keeping you in the crystal."
"It's… it's okay! I liked it there…" she said, nodding earnestly. "Hehe~ Big Sister Nata is a good ghost~"
"…"
Akira couldn't help but chuckle.
"Do you want to return to the Abyss? If you do, I can let you go."
"No! I don't want to go back!"
She shook her head vigorously.
"I finally escaped… I don't want to return…"
"Why? Is someone there hurting you?"
"…Not exactly…"
After a pause, she answered, "I just hate the atmosphere there. And Father keeps strict control… it feels suffocating."
"I see…"
Akira understood her reasoning—but what caught his attention more was that word.
Father.
Was this timid ghost girl… actually some kind of noble?
Given her rare abilities, she definitely wasn't ordinary.
"Um… what is Big Sister Nata doing?" she asked curiously.
Even though she hid most of herself under the cloth, her curiosity shone through like twinkling stars.
"She's about to be reborn," Akira explained.
"Re… reborn?"
Her expression turned anxious.
"That means… she won't stay in the crystal anymore, right?"
"Yeah."
"…Ah…"
Panic flickered across her face.
Would she be alone again?
But when she saw the smile on Nata's face, she understood—
This was Nata's wish.
And so, despite her loneliness, she felt happy for her.
Still…
She couldn't quite understand.
What was the difference between being a ghost… and being alive?
—
Meanwhile, the fusion was nearing completion.
Nata's soul gradually merged with the mechanical body.
As her soul took control, the body's appearance began to change—slowly reshaping into her original form.
Compared to her former ghostly blue glow—
Her real skin was a soft pink.
That surprised Akira.
Was it because she was a red dragon?
The mechanical body perfectly recreated her alluring figure—and that long dragon tail.
Akira immediately felt the urge to reach out and touch it.
As expected—
Compared to a petite dragon loli, an adult dragon woman had far more… presence.
Especially Nata, who carried a mature, almost married-woman aura that made it hard to look away.
"…I… I'm alive again?"
Nata slowly opened her eyes, raising her hand to examine her new body.
Though she wasn't fully used to it yet—like the faintly glowing display on her abdomen—
She still preferred this.
Being alive.
No matter how unique the sensations of a soul state were, they couldn't compare to the real thing.
Now—
She turned her gaze toward Akira.
Finally…
She could use a real body to experience that radiant "holy light" that even dragons trembled before.
Win!
"…Huh? What are these buttons?"
Nata suddenly noticed the controls on her abdomen.
"Wait—don't press that!"
Ivsha hurried to stop her—
Too late.
Nata had already pressed one.
"Ahhh!!!"
Her scream echoed through the hall.
At the same time, her body rapidly expanded.
Her pink skin became covered in faint red dragon scales, her form shifting toward draconic traits.
Though she didn't fully transform into a dragon—remaining a half-dragon—
Her size still shot past five meters, nearly smashing into the guild hall ceiling.
At the last second, Ivsha rushed over and pressed the button again, stopping the transformation.
"W-What just happened…?" Nata whimpered, on the verge of tears.
"That was your exclusive function—Red Dragon Form," Ivsha explained quickly. "It allows you to switch forms~"
As she spoke, she winked subtly at Akira.
"…Huh? There's a function like that?"
"Miss Ivsha, how do I turn back?"
"Press the button next to it."
"This one?"
"…Why is my chest getting bigger…?"
"Wrong one~ That's the 'Gigant Mode'~"
"..."
Akira silently watched the two of them testing the new body.
Then wiped the blood from his nose.
At that moment, he realized—
The growth potential of Ivsha's new trait, [Mechanical Lifeform], was far greater than he had imagined.
—
After some trial and error, Nata finally returned to normal.
"Phew~ it's finally over…"
She exhaled deeply, steadying her breathing.
Then she turned to Akira with a gentle smile.
"Mr. Akira~ from now on, I'll be living with you. Please take care of me."
"Likewise…"
Akira nodded—but his gaze lingered elsewhere.
Nata's figure…
Seemed even more impressive than Ivsha's.
Strange.
He recalled the dragons he'd encountered—Mare Rhine, Mira Aure, Nata…
Was this just a natural trait of dragons?
Well, considering their massive true forms, maybe it wasn't so strange.
"So~"
Nata asked eagerly, "What can I do in the guild?"
"You…"
Akira thought for a moment.
Nata wasn't particularly skilled in combat. Even as a dragon, she relied mostly on raw stats.
And since she wasn't officially a guild member, she couldn't benefit from guild bonuses.
Then—
An idea struck him.
"How about this, Nata," he said. "You handle the guild's daily operations. Like a housekeeper… or a maid?"
"A maid?"
Images immediately formed in her mind—
And in response, the mechanical system activated.
A black-and-white maid outfit materialized around her body.
"I-Is this it?!"
She blushed as she asked.
But compared to a traditional maid uniform—
This one was far more revealing.
Paired with her figure, it was almost overwhelming.
The black stockings hugged her curves tightly.
And that dragon tail—left exposed beneath the short skirt—swayed enticingly, practically inviting attention.
"…Ahem."
Akira coughed.
That… definitely wasn't a standard maid outfit.
It looked more like…
A seductive maid costume.
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